[lbo-talk] Occupy Oakland's imminent implosion and the wider effects

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at aapt.net.au
Sun Nov 6 19:20:07 PST 2011


At 4:44 PM +0100 6/11/11, Tayssir John Gabbour condemned the Black Bloc thusly:


>So, if 25-40% of employees steal, what is the reaction of a
>significant segment of the working class, when Whole Foods must pay a
>rounding-error for new windows?

If property damage doesn't really hurt the employing class, then it is futile and counter-productive to employ such childish tactics, I hear you Tayssir.


>day-in-and-day-out, bored as hell, ordered to sometimes clean up after
>someone defecated all over the bathroom, or there's that manager who
>takes psychological comfort in making you his marionette, or they
>stiff you on your paycheck... So you take some extra food to lower
>your costs or whatever.)

So you are advocating that the black bloc protesters get a job at Maccas and steal stuff, if they really want to do something (however small) for the cause? Breaking windows does no damage to the employing class at all, right?

Great stuff man. I hope they are listening to your wise words.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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